Posted on 10/09/2005 10:25:38 PM PDT by goldstategop
I won't be surprised if Miers withdraws herself
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She is tough cookie from Texas...not going to happen no matter what the elitist establishment wimps want.
Roger Brooke Taney was born and raised in Calvert County, Maryland. He was educated privately and attended Dickinson College where he graduated first in his class. He apprenticed with an Annapolis lawyer for three years and was admitted to the bar.
Taney was a representative in the Maryland House of Delegates for one term; he served as a Federalist. He backed the War of 1812 and split with his party over the issue. Taney returned to private law practice in 1821, after serving a term in the Maryland Senate. He remained active in politics, but joined with the Jacksonian Democrats when the Federalist Party expired. He led Jackon's presidential campaign in Maryland. Jackson later selected Taney as his attorney general.
In 1835, Jackson nominated Taney to replace Gabriel Duvall as associate justice. The Senate postponed the confirmation vote indefinitely. Less than a year later, Jackson sent up Taney's name to replace John Marshall as chief justice.
Taney sat on the Court until his death in 1864
is jerome corsi a liberal writer now as well?
Bill Clinton could appoint a dogcatcher and I'd root for the dogs.
Dubya has my confidence and I have admired most if not all his appointments.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
"not going to happen no matter what the elitist establishment wimps want."
It's not the "elitist establishment". The Party establishment are the only ones supporting Miers. The grassroots activists are all against her nomination.
So is this historically the first time a President put up someone he personally knew or worked with?
If not, how many in the past who Presidents knew were offered as Judges?
I think that the SCOTUS is well-served to have a "common man" in their ranks. It's the common man who has to live by all of Washington's laws, so the common man should be the one doing some of the judging.
Miers is that common man. She ran two law firms in the private sector, including one major merger...so she hasn't just been isolated, especially isolated by government all of her life (contrast Miers to Alan Greenspan who doesn't know how to drive).
She packs heat. For 2nd Amendment supporters, having a SCOTUS Justice who packs heat carries some meaning.
She's pro-life (several pro-life groups have already endorsed her). She's a mission-sponsoring, evangelical fundamentalist Christian.
She led the committees that selected Judges Pryor and Janice Rogers Brown for the federal bench.
What's she's not is an elite judge from an elite University. She's not red meat for a showdown with Senate Democrats.
For myself, my biggest complaint is that she is too old...but that being said, we conservatives will win either way, whether she is confirmed or not.
Life is good.
There ya go, man---Federalist No. 76! Like the year of our Independence! God Almighty, send the spirit and wisdom of our blessed Founding Fathers back to guide our nation! We need their sagacity now more than ever!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Have you looked for a reason or are you just searching out negative articles?
C'mon now. LBJ called Ramsey Clark and tells him that mebbe just mebbe he can be AG if his daddy retire from the supreme court so he can appoint Thurgood to the S C.
Yeah...the SP is above reporach.
This nomination is honorable and above reproach. I voted for this President because I trust his judgment.
Let the games begin and we shall see.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Activists for what?
Grassroots activists? You mean all the evangelical Christians who are behind her who constantly get beat up by the MSM?
What grassroots are you talking about? Kristol and the perpetually angry wannabe Buchanan?
I hear Washington wrote those Federalist papers for him.
" She packs heat"
So did diane feinstein.
On Drudge's radio show, he mentioned that 50 republican senator were against miers. Sweet
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